25 Watts (2001)

24 hours in the life of three street youths in Montevideo.

Directors:

Juan Pablo Rebella, Pablo Stoll

Writers:

Juan Pablo Rebella, Pablo Stoll

Stars:

Daniel Hendler, Jorge Temponi, Alfonso Tort

10 wins & 3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Daniel Hendler	...	Leche
Jorge Temponi	...	Javi
Alfonso Tort	...	Seba
Valentín Rivero	...	Hernán, a blond friend
Walter Reyno	...	Don Héctor, Javi's boss
Damián Barrera	...	Joselo, Héctor's son
César Herrera	...	Neighbor in elevator
Judith Anaya	...	Leche's grandmother
Federico Veiroj	...	Gerardito
Valeria Mendieta	...	María
Silvio Sielsky	...	Pitufo, the Guinness records freak
Claudio Martínez	...	Kiwi, young man with ball
Teresita González	...	Neighbor with chair
Roberto Suárez	...	Gepetto, the pizza man
Gonzalo Eyherabide	...	Sandía, the video club owner

Storyline

The story is about three young boys, Leche, Javi and Seba, of Montevideo trying to survive to the Sunday. They have lots of problems involving studies, girls, and the only thing that they do is drink, sleep or find strange people like a crazy delivery boy, a retarded, a drug addict and a philosophical video renter.

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Plot Keywords:

boy | drinking | repairing a tv set | dog feces | wish | 

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Taglines:

Un barrio. Tres pibes. Veinticuatro horas.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Details

Official Sites:

CTRL-Z FILMS (Flash only)

Country:

Uruguay

Language:

Spanish

Release Date:

1 June 2001 (Uruguay)

Also Known As:

25 vátios

Filming Locations:

Uruguay

Box Office

Budget:

$200,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Ctrl Z Films, Imágenes, Taxi Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

92 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Black and White

Did You Know?

Trivia

Many of the cast and the crew work in this movie for free.

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Connections

References CHiPs (1977)

User Reviews

25 Watts is a great film that depicts a day in the life of three friends

Saturday, early in the morning. Leche, Javi and Seba wander around the neighborhood with nothing much to do. They drink beer, smoke, talk about girls. 25 watts shows us a day in the life of these three young inhabitants of Montevideo. They spend the day trying to escape from boredom, facing the twists and turns of love, interacting with friends and other picturesque characters from the "barrio" that share moments with them. So we get to see a paranoid delivery man, a weird video club owner among other strange and funny characters. The acting is very good, all the cast. This film was shot in b&w 16mm and then blown up to 35mm. It has a grainy look, which adds certain raw atmosphere to it. It is Stoll and Rebella's first feature film.

Certainly, one you should check out.